“The results from these case studies demonstrate that variability needs not be an impediment to deployments.”
“As long as power systems and markets are properly configured so they can get the best use of their flexible resources, large shares of variable renewables are entirely feasible from the balancing perspective.” Keep reading →
NJ Governor Chris Christie announced last week that his state would be pulling out the ten-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), providing an interesting look at the way in which governors, and other politicians struggling with economic woes, are handling pressures to reduce carbon emissions and internal pressures from constituencies.
RGGI is intended to lower greenhouse gas emissions by setting a cap and trade pricing system with steadily contracting limits. Keep reading →
New Jersey’s decision to exit the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has raised more questions than it has answered.
One outstanding issue has definitely been answered, though, at least from Christie’s perspective: There will be no more coal-fired electricity in New Jersey. Keep reading →
Energy researchers have warned that serious progress in industry-transforming research could founder.
And if the U.S. isn’t careful, it may even win in energy research but lose the business it creates. Keep reading →
California wants private companies to take the lead on investment in energy efficiency.
California’s critical investments in energy efficiency must come from private debt and equity markets, rather than the government, said the state’s most recently appointed public utilities commissioner. Keep reading →
The US military has long been viewed as a source for technological innovation. Inventions, from airplanes to computers, were tested in initial phases for military use.
This time around, the US military may be leading the way in energy efficiency technology. Keep reading →
Nestled deep in Israel’s Negev desert, just several miles from the Gaza Strip on one side and Jordan on the other, the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies is a multinational education center whose aim is to use environmental projects to scale back more than just carbon emissions.
“We live in a very small region: I’m talking about a few kilometers in distance” Director of Arava’s Center for Renewable Energy, Dr. Tareq Abu Hamed told Breaking Energy. “We have the same climate, the same problems, the same air pollution, the same water scarcity, the same food, the same traditions, but we have this border that we made.” Keep reading →
The renewables industry was all over the energy news this week as it receives wider mainstream support.
General Electric unveiled its newest technology, the FlexEfficiency 50 Combined Cycle Power Plant. As Breaking Energy reported, the plant will more efficiently incorporate renewables into its power system by quickly and efficiently ramping up and then ramping down operations. Keep reading →
Imagine that everything – not only your car – ran on gas! @NissanLEAF promotional video gives a sense of it: http://bit.ly/ik0iN7 via @CleanTec #EV‘s @AOLenergy
Imagine charging stations instead of gas stations, chargers instead of gas, and silent cars gliding along the roads.
With two bills pending in the Senate on electric vehicles, the emissions-free car, truck and bus may become the norm in the coming years. Keep reading →
